My name is Fred and I am a gay conservative living in Ottawa. This blog supports limited government, the right of the State of Israel to live in peace and security, and tries to expose the threat to us all from cultural relativism, post-modernism, and radical Islam.
I am also the founder of the Free Thinking Film Society in Ottawa (www.freethinkingfilms.com)

Thursday, June 17, 2010

And, you only get a caution for this????

The Israeli Embassy has criticised the decision to caution a 16-year-old boy who attempted to attack its deputy ambassador at a university campus.

The embassy called for a stricter punishment, saying the teenager had "crossed a line" when he climbed on the bonnet of Talya Lador-Fresher's car and attempted to smash the windscreen. The deputy ambassador said she had feared she would be physically assaulted.

Ms Lador-Fresher had been speaking to members of Manchester University's Politics Society in April. Around 40 demonstrators had gathered at the venue.

The mob ran towards her as she left and she was then escorted through a back door to a security vehicle. But the protesters discovered the evacuation plan and surrounded the car.

Police confirmed a teenager was cautioned for a racially aggravated public order offence and had agreed to a series of conditions on his future behaviour.

He cannot attend demonstrations unless accompanied by an adult; he must keep the police informed about his movements; and he is to be placed under a limited curfew.

But an Israeli Embassy spokesman said: "Unfortunately, despite the efforts of Greater Manchester Police, which we appreciate, justice has not been done.

"Those who attacked the deputy ambassador's car crossed a line between acceptable legal protest and illegal physical intimidation and it is regrettable that their behaviour has gone unpunished.

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My name is Fred and I am a gay conservative living in Ottawa. This blog supports limited government, the right of the State of Israel to live in peace and security, and tries to expose the threat to us all from cultural relativism, post-modernism, and radical Islam.
I am also the founder of the Free Thinking Film Society in Ottawa (www.freethinkingfilms.com)